Human Impact on Environment Study Guide

Deforestation can lead to____________?

• loss of animal habitats

• soil erosion

• increases in Earth's average surface temperature

• all options.

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Why do we need to find an alternative to fossil fuels?

• They decrease the effects of global warming.

• They decrease the greenhouse effect.

• They increase biodiversity.

• They increase particulate matter in the air.

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Runoff from construction sites, which can contain excess sediment, reduces the amount of oxygen available for photosynthetic organisms.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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Which of the following does NOT help to make acid precipitation?

• water and oxygen in the atmosphere

• a decrease in the pH of a lake

• car exhaust

• sulfur and nitrogen gas

Which is one way for individual citizens to have a positive impact on air quality? Check all that apply.

• Taking public transportation

• reducing energy used in the home

• recycling plastics

• using renewable energy sources

Photochemical smog is the result of nitrogen and carbon, often from car exhaust, reacting in sunlight. Which describes something that would likely decrease the amount of smog over time?

• a decrease in gasoline prices

• an increase in the number of cars on the road

• a decrease in the price of cars

• an increase in cars that use gasoline efficiently

The use of renewable energy resources rather than burning fossil fuels helps ___________________ air pollution.

Miss Lemay joins a group that cleans litter out of streams. What sort of impact is this group having on the environment?

• Negative, get it together!

• Positive, you go Miss Lemay!

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Cleaning up polluted water is very difficult. What is a better way to reduce water pollution?

• there is no stopping it.

• Prevent pollution from entering the environment.

When forests disappear, ___________________, the number of different organisms in an ecosystem will likely _______________.

• biodiversity / decrease

• biodiversity / increase

• environment / increase

• environment / decrease

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